Volusia County deputies said they found a man cooking methamphetamine at a barn in DeLeon Springs on Wednesday morning.

Deputies said Brian Jett, the man accused of operating the lab, told investigators that he's an addict who can't get help.

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Investigators said they arrested him after someone called about a stranger lurking on a rural dirt road in DeLeon Springs.

Deputies said it was a fairly small operation as far as meth labs go and probably hadn't been in operation for very long. They said Jett, 26, was probably cooking for himself as opposed to for sale, but they cautioned it is still a very dangerous business.

"It's the devil. It's addictive. I can go to one store and get everything I need and be done in two hours," Jett said.

Jett admitted he's a meth addict. He said making the drug is fairly cheap and easy, especially with the use of a standalone barn out in the country.

"You have chemicals. You have open bottles of all these things that are being superheated and boiling and giving off fumes," said Brandon Haught, of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

Jett said he's been using drugs since he was 13. He said meth was his most recent drug of choice.

Jett said he just got out of detox last week but went right back to it because he didn't get enough help.

"Every time I try to tell them that I want to go into long-term rehab, they put you on a waiting list. They give you numbers to call," Jett said.

Deputies said a man named Christopher Sanchez, 28, was also in the meth lab with a woman when they came in.

"All I did was bring him food. That was it," Sanchez said.

Sanchez said he was trying to help Jett because Jett was homeless.

Investigators said the woman was briefly detained, but has since been released.

Investigators said Jett had permission from the owner to use the barn. They said it remains unclear if the owner knew what it was being used for.